JAMES Brown, the legendary US singer known as the “Godfather of Soul”, died Christmas morning, 2006. he was 73.

Brown was one of the major musical influences of the last

50 years. He provided the basis for much of black music and

most of pop music with his early hits like. “Please, Please,

Please”. He essentially created funk(“疯客”音乐)with

mid-1960s songs such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag".

It won him a Grammy Award as best rhythm-and-blues song,

and it was only the beginning of Mr. Brown's rhythmic

breakthroughs. His rapid-footed dancing inspired Michael Jackson and Prince. Rap stars of recent years, such as Fat Boys and Public Enemy, have all borrowed his lyrics and rhythms.

Brown's songs in the late 1960s and early 1970s, such as "Hot Pants" and "Make It Funky", mixed the sophistication(复杂) of jazz-style arrangements with raw funk. With these songs, Brown established himself as the godfather not just of soul, but of all subsequent styles of dance music: funk, disco, hip hop.

"He made soul music a world music," said Al Sharpton, who toured with Brown in the 1970s and imitates his hairstyle to this day. "What Brown was to music in terms of soul and hip hop, rap, all of that, is what Bach(巴赫, 德国作曲家) was to classical music. He put everybody on a different beat, a different style of music."

Amid the civil rights movement of the 1960s Mr. Brown used his fame and music for social messages. He released "Don't Be a Dropout" in 1966 and met with Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey to promote a stay-in-school initiative. Two years later "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud" insisted, "We won't quit movin' until we get what we deserve."

The passage is mainly about _______.

         A.black music in the US

B.James Brown's unique music styles

C.James Brown's contribution to American music

D.great musicians in the US in the last 50 years

The author intends to tell us by the last paragraph that ______.

A.James Brown was proud of being a black

B.James Brown was also active in political movements

C.the then Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey was one of Brown's fans

D.no children dropped out of school because of James Brown's social influence

Which of the following indicates that Brown's career began to take off?

A.His rapid-footed dancing.

B.His three years in prison.

C.His tour around the country with Al Sharpton.

D.His mid-1960s songs such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag".

James Brown has influenced all American music types EXCEPT ______.

         A.classical music                    B.rhythm-and-blues    

         C.Rap            D.hip hop


第三节:完形填空(共两部分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项(18分)
Have you ever run in the rain?
It was raining outside. We all stood near the door of the  41 , waiting. Suddenly I heard a 
sweet voice. “Mom, let’s  42 the rain,” said a six-year-old girl, with beautiful red hair, who had been shopping with her mum in Wal-mart. 
“What? No, honey. We’ll __43__until it stops raining so hard,” the mother replied.The girl waited about one minute and repeated, “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll  44  if we do,” the mother said. “No, we won’t, mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she   45  out of her mom’s arm.
“This morning?” “Yes, when you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!’”
The whole crowd became   46 . We couldn’t hear anything but   47 . We all stood there silently. Her mom__48___ for a moment and said, “Honey, you’re right. Let’s run through the rain. If God lets us get wet, well, maybe we just need __49__.”
Then off they ran. We all stood there, watching and smiling as they ran through the rain. They held their shopping bags over their __50__just in case. Yes, they got wet. But they were followed by many __51__ who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.
Memory is a fortune, a precious gift. I believe that somewhere down the road in life, the mother will   52 herself looking back on this moment and she will smile. So Don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories every day and take the time to run through the rain.
41. A. cinema                B. school                   C. supermarket                 D. park
42. A. run through                B. go through             C. look through                D. get through
43. A. leave                B. wait                      C. imagine                  D. jump
44. A. get tired                      B. get confused        C. get paid                       D. get wet 
45. A. pushed                 B. pulled                 C. carried                         D. monitored 
46. A. noisy             B. calm                C. silent                      D. thrilled
47. A. her mum              B. the girl                  C. laughter                       D. the rain
48. A. thought             B.       claimed            C. asked                           D. cared
49. A. running                      B. waiting            C. walking                       D. washing
50. A. hands               B. backs                     C. heads                          D. coats
51. A. adults               B. children                     C. parents                 D. drivers
52. A. stop                     B. find                   C. make                           D. impress

Anna lived on the side of a valley. One winter, there was a very big flood, and a lot of houses 36  Anna's were washed away. Anna's house was high enough to escape the flood, so when the water had disappeared and the other houses were __37  there with no roof and no walls and all covered with __38 , her house was  39  quite all right.
Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children ,  40 Anna took in one of the families that had lost  41 in the flood and she 42 her home with them until it was  43  for them to rebuild their houses.
Anna's friends were  44  when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give  45 so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to  46  .
"Well," Anna  47 her friends, "at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I 48  lived found herself very poor, because her husband  49  in the war and she had a lot of children,  50  I have now. The day before Christams, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for  51  this year, so I’m going to  52  only one present for all of us. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back  53  a girl who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. ‘Here’s our present, ’ she said to her children. The children were  54  to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl, and she grew up as their sister.  55  was that Christmas present.

【小题1】
A.down belowB.just aroundC.next toD.above
【小题2】
A.risingB.appearingC.fallingD.standing
【小题3】
A.waterB.treesC.dustD.mud
【小题4】
A.justB.alreadyC.yetD.still
【小题5】
A.soB.butC.forD.since
【小题6】
A.nothingB.everythingC.anythingD.something
【小题7】
A.madeB.foundC.sharedD.built
【小题8】
A.possibleB.necessaryC.importantD.valuable
【小题9】
A.worriedB.disappointedC.puzzledD.impressed
【小题10】
A.themB.herselfC.them allD.her
【小题11】
A.supportB.supplyC.growD.keep
【小题12】
A.explained toB.asked forC.talked withD.spoke as
【小题13】
A.actuallyB.thenC.beforeD.later
【小题14】
A.had killedB.might be killedC.had been killedD.killed
【小题15】
A.forB.asC.likeD.that
【小题16】
A.youB.usC.ChristmasD.your birthday
【小题17】
A.getB.sendC.buyD.make
【小题18】
A.forB.fromC.likeD.with
【小题19】
A.sadB.happyC.worriedD.sorry
【小题20】
A.ItB.SheC.SuchD.I

The friendship between us never fades. Mary Allen was my best friend—like a sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding, and so on.
When I was 13, my family moved. Mary and I   36  in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special  37  — like my wedding and Mary’s. Soon we were  38  with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less. One day a card that I sent came back,  39  “Address Unknown.” I had no idea how to   40   Mary.
Over the years, I thought of Mary often. I wanted to  41  stories of my children and then grandchildren. I need to share my   42 when my brother and then my mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Mary could  43 .
One day I was reading a newspaper   44  I notice a picture of a young woman who looked a lot like Mary and whose last name was Wagman— Mary’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought,  45 I wrote to her anyway.
She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Mary Allen Wagman is my mother”. Minutes later I heard a voice that I  46   at once, even after 40 years. We laughed and cried and asked about each other’s   47  .
Now the empty place in my heart is filled, and there is one thing that Mary and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!

【小题1】
A.gotB.keptC.lostD.fell
【小题2】
A.placesB.occasionsC.festivalsD.things
【小题3】
A.comfortableB.carefulC.easyD.busy
【小题4】
A.sayingB.writingC.readD.told
【小题5】
A.knowB.stopC.findD.help
【小题6】
A.shareB.speakC.writeD.remember
【小题7】
A.newsB.sorrowC.storiesD.failure
【小题8】
A.stayB.hideC.fillD.live
【小题9】
A.whenB.whileC.ifD.though
【小题10】
A.andB.sinceC.butD.so
【小题11】
A.realizedB.receivedC.contactedD.recognized
【小题12】
A.futureB.progressC.livesD.weddings

Diao Weihao, a student who studies business English at the Chengdu campus of Sichuan International Studies University, was in his dormitory when the earthquake struck at 2:30 pm on Monday.
The 22-year-old felt that his chair was shaking. All of a sudden, the textbooks on the bookshelf began to fall to the floor. The glass in the window broke.
“It felt like our dormitory building was being hit by a tractor,” recalled Diao. “I wasn’t afraid.. I was even excited and curious. Now, looking back, it was a scary experience.”
Diao and his roommates kept their calm. They didn’t try to get out of the building until the shaking stopped. They were on the fifth floor and they feared there might be trouble if they didn’t remain calm.
“We’ve watched lots of disaster films, and that helped us keep cool,” he said. “Only one student sprained(扭伤) his ankle. He was escaping in a hurry. Most of us got outside quickly and safely.”
They were surprised to see so many students outside.
“I began to realize then what had happened,” he said. The college had warned them that in the event of an earthquake, they should leave the dormitory immediately. A few did rush in when it was safe to grab some clothes to keep warm.
Without any tents or bedding, the students stayed on the football field for the whole night. Rain started falling in the morning, but the students all kept in good order. They simply chatted and shared their feelings and comforted each other.
“Our students seemed to have self-control,” he said. “I heard that hospitals in Chengdu have lots of injured people who jumped out of buildings.”
Now, Diao is mostly worried about the people in Wenchuan County.
“It seems we won’t be able to have classes in one or two day’s time,” said Diao. “I want to become a volunteer at the damage-hit area, or donate my blood to the injured people in hospital. Also, I will write on my blog to keep people calm and encourage them to protect themselves during emergencies.”
Since the university is close to Dujiangyan, Diao and his classmates are still forbidden to return to their dorms or classrooms. However, they can eat in the canteen and get information about other parts of Sichuan by reading the newspapers.
【小题1】Where was Diao Weihao when the earthquake happened?

A.He was in the campus.B.He was in the football field.
C.He was in his dormitoryD.He was in his classroom.
【小题2】What did Diao Weihao feel when he realized what was happening?
A.AfraidB.InterestingC.MovedD.Calm
【小题3】When did Diao Weihao and his classmates rushed outside?
A.During the quake
B.The moment they realized what was happening
C.After the quake
D.When they got warnings.
【小题4】Rearrange the following events in the proper order according to the passage.
a. They got out of buildings safely.
b. Diao Weihao was in his dormitory.
c. Diao Weihao wanted to be a volunteer.
d. Many classmates went out of the building.
e. An earthquake happened.
f. They stayed on the football field for the whole night.
A.b→e→a→d→f→cB.b→e→d→a→f→c
C.e→a→b→d→c→fD.f→a→c→f→e→d
【小题5】From this passage, we know that Diao Weihao and his classmates are _________.
A.energetic and strong in willB.wise and caring
C.hardworking and learnedD.helpful and honest

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